It's easy to have sympathy for those who have been misled by Facebook's ever-morphing privacy controls. One should therefore have additional sympathy when the person led astray is a former director of Facebook and enjoys the name Zuckerberg.
Randi Zuckerberg thought she had posted a picture to be only seen by her friends. Suddenly, it was there for all to see. Yes, all. The world. The whole misanthropic, green-eyed human race.
There are very few things missing in Silicon Valley life.
There is already power. There is intrigue. There is manipulation, deceit, accusation, subterfuge. But there is not, as of yet, a Silicon Valley reality show.
My eyeballs are, therefore, vibrating at mach speeds at the thought that Bravo TV will soon reveal a reality show called, currently, "Silicon Valley."
I am grateful to The Wrap for explaining that Randi Zuckerberg, sister and former employee of Mark, will be the show's executive producer.
I am even more grateful for this brief, but exciting, sales spiel for the show: &… Read more
To busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Wednesday, August 3.
Google top lawyer calls the patient claims by Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle "bogus" and says the patent feud will increase the price of Android phones. More than 550,000 Android devices are activated daily, through a network of 39 manufacturers and 231 carriers, the lawyer pointed out, adding that the patent wars are getting in the way of innovation, instead of encouraging it.
Also, bogus is the claim that Internet Explorer users have lower IQs. … Read more
Randi Zuckerberg, who is director of marketing at Facebook and also the sister of CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, is leaving the company after six years to start a new-media firm to help companies become more social.
In her resignation letter, which is below in its entirety, Zuckerberg said:
"I have spent my years at Facebook pouring my heart and soul into innovating and pushing the media industry forward by introducing new concepts around live, social, participatory viewing that the media industry has since adopted. We have made incredible progress, but there is still much to be done and other ways I can affect change. Now is the perfect time for me to move outside of Facebook to build a company focused on the exciting trends underway in the media industry."
Facebook confirmed the departure and in a statement said: "We can confirm Randi has decided to leave Facebook to start her own company. We are all grateful for her important service."
There was no comment from Mark Zuckerberg directly.
The company Randi Zuckerberg is creating is apparently called RtoZ Media, which is obviously a play on her name.
The move is likely to be much noticed, since Randi Zuckberberg has been at Facebook since its early days and has also been a high-profile and charismatic personality both inside the social-networking company and in Silicon Valley. She has been on maternity leave for last three months, after having her first child, and sources said she has told them that being away from the rapid-fire pace at Facebook has given her time to reflect on what she wants to do in the next phase of her career.
Presumably, leaving Facebook will give Zuckerberg greater freedom to work for a range of companies without a conflict. That said, it's unlikely she'll take on Google+ as a client.… Read more
